Cable supporting clip for chassis and body



June 11, 1935. B. J. SINNAEVE 2,004,353

CABLE SUPPORTING CLIP FOR CHASSIS AND BODY Filed April 14, 1934 atentJune 11, 1935' a i 2,004,353

UNITED j STATES PATENT OFFICE -CABIIEY SUPPORTING CLIP, on CHASSISANDBODY Baldwin J. Sinnaeve, Detroit, Mich. Application April 14, 1934,Serial No. 720,524 2 Claims. (01. 280-106),

In the industry where various'type of chassis Figure l is afrontelevation of the invention are constructed and employed, andparticularly and showing the same normally in use upon the theautomobile industry, it is quite usual that a chassis or body. a certainamount of conduits, tubing or cables, is Figure 2 is a verticallydisposed section taken necessarily associated with the chassis. For thisdirectly upon line 2 2 of Figure l. 5 purpose there mustbe amethod forcarrying said Figure 3 is a top plan view of the invention lines ofconduits, cable, tubing and the like along taken, directly at theposition of line 33 of the frame of the chassis to the connecting pointFigure 2. i i or prearranged destination. The most commonly The metalpanel of the chassis or body is inknown channel for this requirement isthe autodicated throughout the drawing by the letter 10 mobile chassis,and the method for supporting the A, and it is an object of theinvention to provide various lines is an independently made clip thatupturned ear I by piercing the metal of the panel 1 is secured to thechassis and body of the automo-a A through portion 2, thereby formingsaid ear as bile by means of rivets, screws or otherwise. clearlyindicated in Figure 2. Y

The primary intention of my invention is to i A very important featureof the invention is 15 provide any number of clips for this purpose andthe provision of a positive method for clearing spaced in desirablelocations aboutthe chassis and cable B from the face of the panel A, andthis is body, and this is readily accomplished by piercing effectivelyaccomplished by deflecting the metal a portion of the metal ofthechassis and also of of P o Which is at each Side Of l as the metalframework of the body,'and thereby deindicated, and t s to be d s nc yunderstood Z0 fleeting the metal at this point so as to form an thatportions 3 are formed simultaneously with upturned ear with an openingat the top thereof so ear I, conseq y the entire n on be 0 as to receivethe cable or the like and forming readily made it is apparent thatthisadvantage thereby a suitable clip for this purpose. would effect adecided economy in labor and time, Another object of the invention is tohavea por-- n the manufacturing p s of the Chassis and 25 tion of themetal at each side of said ear, someody, nd w h h a de f ur f a q y whatdeflected so that when the cable or the like Protecting the Cable thelike from frictional engages said ear the last-nameddeflectedportionswear and disturbance of the lines from this cause. i l of the metal willspacezthe cable or the like from Having thus described my invention,What I the chassis frame or body, and positively prevent- C m S 1S3 ingthereby, rubbing of the same with said cable 1. An automobile chassisincluding asa side of or the like. Frictional contact by rubbing ofwires the frame ther of, a fia p l member having all and the likeagainst the metal of the chassis freoutwardly pressed area, and a cablesupporting quently cause a short circuit, and other material, tonguestruck out from the intermediate portion such as cables or tubing, fromthis cause frequentof the outwardly pressed area, the portions of 35 lybecome badly worn in places so as to render the outwardly pressed areaon opposite sides of them weak and greatly impairing the function of thetongue spacing the cable from the face of the the particularlineaffected. panel. In the present method of clips for the purpose 2.An automobile chassis including as aside 40 there is no provisionwhereby the clips retain these of the frame thereof, a flat panel memberhaving 40 lines so that they clear the metal of the chassis or anoutwardly pressed area, and a cable supporting body and avoid thefrictional difliculty, and it is tongue struck out from the intermediateportion a a this condition that my invention completely and of theoutwardly pressed area and disposed upunquestionably overcomes andimproves. wardly, the outerface of the portions of the out- Theinvention possesses further advantages, wardly pressed area on oppositesides of the 5 which will become readily apparent during the tonguespacing the cable from the face of the course of the following detaileddescription, panel, thearm of the tongue and the aforesaid throughoutthe accompanying drawing, and more portions of the outwardly pressedarea lying in specifically pointed out in the appended claims. planesparallel with the plane of the face of the With reference to thedrawing: f panel.

Figures 1, 2 and 3 are views of the invention BALDWIN J. SINNAEVE. drawnto a slightly oversize scale; and. a l

